Turkey, greens, pumpkin pie: They're our Thanksgiving traditions, but those special traditions are immediately put on hold when our child is sent to the hospital.

It's a reality great-grandparents Carolyn and Bobby Pannell faced when their two-year-old great-grandson Gray Holden was rushed to Le Bonheur with a

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) - Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as the nation's shoppers put their turkey down and headed directly to the malls.

Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's named Black Friday because that is when they traditionally turn a profit for